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Meaning of "get nowhere" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GET NOWHERE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GET NOWHERE

get into
get it
get it in the neck
get it into one´s head
get it made
get it together
get jiggy with
get knotted!
get lost
get no change out of someone
get off
get off one´s bike
get off someone´s back
get off the grass
get off the ground
get off with
get on
get on one´s nerves
get on someone´s wick
get on the wrong side of

WORDS THAT END LIKE GET NOWHERE

adhere
anywhere
atmosphere
eachwhere
elsewhere
everwhere
everywhere
get anywhere
get somewhere
here
look here
middle of nowhere
nowhere
otherwhere
out there
so there
somewhere
sphere
there
where

Synonyms and antonyms of get nowhere in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «get nowhere» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GET NOWHERE

Find out the translation of get nowhere to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of get nowhere from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «get nowhere» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

一事无成
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

llegaremos a ninguna parte
570 millions of speakers

English

get nowhere
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कहीं नहीं मिलता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحصول على أي مكان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ничего не получится
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chegar a lugar algum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোথাও নাও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nulle part
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dapatkan tempat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bekommen nirgendwo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

らちがあかない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아무데도 얻을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Entuk ora
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhận được hư không
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எங்கும் இல்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुठेही नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hiçbir yere gitmemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

da nessuna parte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dostać nigdzie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нічого не вийде
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ajunge nicăieri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πουθενά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nêrens kry
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ingenstans
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

komme ingensteds
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of get nowhere

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GET NOWHERE»

The term «get nowhere» is regularly used and occupies the 64.930 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GET NOWHERE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about get nowhere

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6 QUOTES WITH «GET NOWHERE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word get nowhere.
1
Paul Graham
There are plenty of smart people who get nowhere.
2
James O'Shaughnessy
You'll get nowhere buying stocks just because they have a great story.
3
Rupert Penry-Jones
Our pool is outdoors, but it's heated, and I've got one of those machines that produces waves you have to swim against; like a jogging treadmill, really, only it's in water. Basically, it means you can have a small pool, swim for miles, and get nowhere.
4
Roger Stone
Unless you can fake sincerity, you'll get nowhere in this business.
5
Gordon Strachan
I've seen teams spend £150 million and get nowhere near the Champions League. It has taken Manchester City a billion to get there. There are no guarantees.
6
Xun Zi
The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GET NOWHERE»

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1
Nowhere Fast
When that sound stops, all I can hear is that ceiling fan whizzing around, racing like mad to get nowhere. "When are you gonna wake up, Gary?" he says. "That guy used you and you still can't see it. Goddamn. Get over it. You fucked up, but so ...
Kevin Waltman, 2002
2
Walk a Mile and Get Nowhere
When a thirteen-year-old's conflicts come to a head, he takes out his frustration and anger on the one person who has tried to befriend him.
Ivan Southall, 1970
3
Eddie Shore and the Moss
Despite a train's seemingly inherent ability to actually get nowhere quite fast, to Eddie the railway organisation itself was irritatingly obsessed with going somewhere. This obsession was embodied by ... the ticket! Small pieces of paper which ...
Richard Taylor, 2006
4
Blues Before Sunrise: The Radio Interviews
I told him, I say, “You never will get nowhere!” And he didn't! You can't get nowhere patterned after somebody else's already made, you know what I mean? T-Bone Walker's already made. When they'd book him they'd put “L. C. McKinley  ...
Steve Cushing, 2009
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
... nowhere schiefliegen: schiefliegen (mit etw.) (bei jm.) to get nowhere fehlschlagen: fehlschlagen to get s.o. nowhere führen: zu nichts führen to get nowhere with s.th. ankommen: (mit etw) bei jm./da/ übel/schön/... ankommen • anlaufen: (mit ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
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Vipassana-Meditation
If you don't meditate you will get somewhere that is not worth while, if you do meditate you may get 'nowhere' that is worth while, because that 'nowhere' will be a reference point, a reference point in a very shifting world, a reference point that  ...
George D. Bickell, Ilse Aschenbrenner, 2010
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
How it got into his head, I can 't say; I can only say that it never got out. get nowhere s'eshte gjekundi, nuk e ka punen ne vije, s'eshte asgjekundi □ He was getting nowhere with his homework until his sister helped him. □ Seeing that he was ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
get nowhere fast to try hard to do something and yet be frustrated in your endeavour UK, 1934 • [HJoards of disgruntled customers who attempt to complain to Europe's largest low-cost airline and get nowhere fast — The Guardian, 7th January ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Merle Haggard: Poet of the Common Man : the Lyrics
I owe every dime I make to every soul I know The higher up I reach the farther down I go And this old broken back of mine is all I got to show And anyway, a working man can't get nowhere today Lord, a workin' man can't get nowhere today A ...
Merle Haggard, Don Cusic, 2002
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Stedman's Guide to Idioms: Know the Lingo
Get nowhere fast Get in on (something) To become involved with something. The cardiologist and the gastroenterologist both wanted to get in on the treatment plans for the patient. Get into a jam To encounter difficulty. Nancy took on too many ...
Elaine Olson, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GET NOWHERE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term get nowhere is used in the context of the following news items.
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GUEST EDITORIAL: On America - Rome News-Tribune: Editorials
Such people only see the negative parts of the flag and the country it represents, and they'll get nowhere with us. You betcha we've got faults; ... «Northwest Georgia News, Jul 15»
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Gelzinis: Disdain for others now 'a fact of life' all over | Boston Herald
... spot where 72-year-old Yuzhen Lei was fatally knocked down Wednesday morning by a fellow pedestrian in a powerful rush to get nowhere. «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
3
Niki Bezzant: You can't run off a bad diet
But if we try to solve the obesity crisis by prioritising exercise programmes over strategies to change the way we're eating, we will get nowhere. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
4
'New information' in DJ killer case
“They are going to get nowhere… They're trying to dig into graves. “The DNA evidence, everything is there. It was him and nobody else,” she ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
5
Rocket League Review: Driven Up The Wall - GameSided
Players who chase after the ball like headless chickens will get nowhere in Rocket League, leaving their goal wide open for the opposition to ... «GameSided, Jul 15»
6
Wimbledon Ladies Final Preview: History At Stake Between Serena …
These are the three aspects of the game where Muguruza can get nowhere near Serena, no matter how hard she tries. Let's kick things off with ... «VAVEL.com, Jul 15»
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Petition calls for action at 'problem-hit' green belt land in Walsall
... the area for 26 years – said: "Many people have tried to approach the council with individual and general concerns but they just get nowhere, ... «Walsall Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Summary of recent Georgia newspaper editorials
Such people only see the negative parts of the flag and the country it represents, and they'll get nowhere with us. You betcha we've got faults; ... «Greenfield Daily Reporter, Jul 15»
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Airlines favourite excuse: 'extraordinary circumstances'
Complainants who get nowhere can take their case to the Civil Aviation Authority, but they don't have the power to impose their findings on ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
2016 Green Bay Packers Free Agency Profile: Mike Neal
It's safe to say that Neal is going to get nowhere near that type of money. But if Neal can take the next step this season in terms of production, ... «Dairyland Express, Jul 15»

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